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PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
OXFORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1914.
NO 34
feTERTIDE IN OXFORD
LP beautiful and impressive ora-
0f John Stainer, sang xl iu
-terian cuurch Friday evening
be
T"J Vi-lir T1 Dill rT"l
ill serve to Kt-ey uvij x
w L ti,K rnnimunity. It was
B,antifi.l anl Impressive Song
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SHORT LOCAL PICK-UPS
About People and Things That Are
of Interest to The Public
ledger Readers
GATHERED
FROM THE
AND COUNTY
TOWN
A Little While Never mind, boys,
don't you cry; it'll be summer time
by and bye.
MORE RECKLESS DRIVING
An Automobile Collides with a Wag
on on Raleigh Road Last
Friday
MR. H. H. EATMAN WrAS SLIGHT
LY HURT
triumph in Oxford. The
of the . church,
Usical
r i
"6 ,nll n onnnm.
u?h large, was iuu
Ufc c.na-rai admittance.
Linta n 1 Wiiu nctivv..
L oratorio is based on the sacred
ion of the Holy Redeemer, set
'fnrth in wonderful music the
L in the Crucifixion from the
fcny in Gethemane to the awful
Unt when Jesus Doweu wis 'jmu
died upon the cross.
Listing the choir in the rendition
hp sacred story were i'ror. uuDeri
eat, of Wake Forest, Rev. S. K.
Hip's, Mrs. Woodall, Mrs. Parham,
1S Mamie Royster, Miss Edna
ite and Mr. Beasley. Miss Mary
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bb presided at me organ. nui.
eat possesses a voice or magmn-
power and qualities. Unlike
.. i f ; o d Viio annnnL
le oi me grea,L uaio, cuuiivi-
Jn is clear and distinct. Rev. S- K.
lips, who sang the leading tenor
, was perhaps heard at his best
bis sacred story. His voice was
Ir and his heart found sympathet
lent in the thought of Christ's
'erings upon the Cross. The
Br sang with good effect the entire
y, and when they reached the
s relating to the darkness that en-
fcped the earth in darkness they
lientarily paused and the organ,
he skillful hands of Miss Mary
lb, produced . a low rumbling
lnd like that of distant thunder,
the moment was one of silence
reverent awe!
EASTER DAY IN OXFORD
xford's observance of Easter was
ed and complete. The perfume
bring time blossoms scented the
and there was a note of joy and
Bness in the heart of every one.
Id forth by the spirit of the sea-
every pew in every place of wor
was occupied by those who had
lered in the churches to hear the
anthems and to chase away
h's mist and darkness, for Heav-
golden day had broken!
ilthough there is an abundance
owers in many of the homes in
fcrd all the year round more than
worth of precious blossoms
imported. It is a noticeable
that the habit of sending Easter
is growing in Oxford. The
number of Easter cards that
ed through the Oxford postoffice
year would more than double
of previous years.
w cities anywhere have an array
reachers that averaere higher
the ministers of Oxford, and
hureh choirs, too, will compare
the best. The following is a
ram of music in our four church-
aster day:
"X.
T. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL
services at St. SteDhen's
h were most impressive. It is
pne church in our midst that re-
s that this old world of ?ours
s more Easter cheer. The Epis-
eburch universal realize that
pseu Christ and the empty tomb
!0r the Who! ft rant o vrQtiflar
Uglier Sieni nco-nno rho ,r
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event since time begun. This
h feels that the defeat of King
11 and triumph of King Jesus
e grravp h-n,a i, n..
mi u ty u uptjii tile
of life and hanninpss to nil
will enter therein.
sacred
one
The Public Ledger has frequently
called attention to the reckless driv
ing of automobiles through the
Best Foot Forward Tidy up the streets and highways. As a general
town so it can make a good impres- : proposition there are not more than
sion on visitors this summer as well a half dozen drivers who seem to dis
as the traveling public. -regard the injunction.
The Horner Residence iThe new' n Friday evening last as Mr. H.
dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. James Hor- H' Eatman was coming in from
ner on corner of Spring and Gilliam Dickerson nis wagon become entangl
streets is going up and is of a two-ed witn an automobile on Raleigh
story type. Road that came near costing him his
a . life. It is the same simple old story
V" """ pm was.jof careieSsness
iouiiu on me streets a tew daye ago,
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee Calls a Mass Convention
On Saturday, May 23
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELECT
ING DELEGATES
and the owner can get the same by
of Dr.
could be
areful
and
ul h.i
atmosphere at St.
on this blessed occasion
of Divine worshin. The
ttU,i reassuring vnio
r"Kl. m Tnf
in Pvry part of tbo co.r
fe. About the chancel rail were
a prolusion Of F.nstor flnmnr
vh S?Jemn ani impressive mom
A"en the vested fhnir
1 tn IT vllu" ciuci cu ell,
10 Holy memories. The rhoir
t0"lP0SO(l Of (hirtv.n.a ;o
Jinpd and harmonic nr.
'irection of Mrs. John
the organ was in the
l)ids Of Iro nT i
b ... t, it lilt
arrn.i T ulHoru anywhere m
roa strain rF A, . ,
,nuh and floated out unon the
air. Tjlf nr.0.,
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Choir
Fhsan... rtl ine Presbyterian
's comln J effectively Wheaton
R ?'RltU)n "He 18 Nt Here;
Mr. Eatman looked back and saw
twsm o an payms f or i down upon nim- He stpped his
" " j team and turned out for the machin-
What You Can Do If you don't j es to pass. Mr. Carden with his ma
start a bank account the only thing! chine slowed down, but a colored
you can do in the future is to draw
on your imagination while other men
are drawing on the bank.
YThere to Buy When you come to
Oxford to trade be sure to hunt up
the Public Ledger advertisers. They
will appreciate your patronage and
give you the best of bargains.
Remember liim When in need of
first-class printing on high-grade
bond paper at lowest possible prices
just place your order with W. H.
Britt at the. Public Ledger office.
Soon be Completed The improve
ments and additions to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McFarland on
Asylum street will soon be completed
and will bring joy to their hearts.
Bought Automobile Mr. John
Webb has at last become a member
of the automobile brigade, as he has
purchased a nice 5 passenger auto
mobile, and has joined the boys in
joy riding.
Reception at Oxford College The
Calliopean and Uranian Literary So
cieties of Oxford College enter
tained a number of their friends in
the parlors of the College Monday
evening. ,
Leaf Tobacco Sales The Agricul
tural Department's report on leaf to
bacco sales for March in North Caro
lina markets show a total of 4,650,
280 pounds compared with 1,966,238
in March 1913.
man, who was driving Mr. Will
Mitchell's car, saw the slight opening
between Mr. Eatman's wagon and the
car driven by Mr. Carden and dashed
in and struck the hind wheel of Mr.
Eatman's wagon with full force. In
getting out of the wagon Mr. Eat
man slightly hurt his knee and ankle.
Things looked bad for a few mom
ents and it is indeed fortunate that
no one was more seriously hurt in
the mix up.
DELIGHT IN ROMANCE
Youth is the period in which man
finds rapturous enjoyment in the
blending of the heroic, the marvel
ous, the mysterious and the imagina
tive, in action, manners, ideas, lan
guage or literature.
In short, in youth, the romantic
adds zest and flavor to life itself. As
age clings to the liking for romance,
so lingers with it the pleasanter part
of childhood memories. For romance
has helped to fill some dull blanks
in life with love and knowledge.
Visiting Guests
Main street Monday
A MATTER . OF BUSINESS
Every reader should see it that all
arrears in subscription are paid be
fore asking that the paper be stopp
ed. It shows up badly for a sub
scriber to take a paper for a long
while and then order it discontinued
without settling. We think a great
deal of our family of Public Ledger
readers and if one of them parts
from us we want him to go in peace.
At her home on But remember you can stop the Pub-
;ecutive Committee of the County a
mass convention of the Democratic
.voters of Granville county is hereby
' called to assemble in the Court House
in Oxford at 12 o'clock, m., on
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914,
This convention is called for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
! State, Congressional, Judicial and
! State Senatorial Democratic Conven
tions as directed by the State Execu
tive Committee of the party.
Every Democrat in the county is
invited and urged to attend this
! meeting. There will be no precinct
meetings at this time but every Dem
ocrat who comes to this Mass Meet
ing will be entitled to participate in
its deliberations and will be a dele
gate to it as fully as if he had been
elected such at a precinct meeting.
The Democrats from the several
precincts will be seated together and
the ote on all questions will be tak
en by precincts. Each precinct will
preserve its relative strength and the
vote of each precinct will be cast by
the Democrats present at this Mass
Convention.
Under the plan of organization of
the party the several precincts will
be entitled to votes in the conven
tion as follows:
Dement, 3.
Bell Town 4
Wilton ; . . . 6
Grissom 4
Creedmoor 4
Wilkins 2
Stem 5
Geneva 3
Howard 2
Oak Hill 3
Buchanan 2
Bullock 3
Stovall 2
Salem 3
North Oxford 10
South Oxford 9
D. G. BRUMMITT, Chairman
T. G. STEM, Sec.
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE.
Personal Items About Folks
Their Friends Who Travel
Here and There
AND
and
SOME
YOTJ KNOW
YOU DO NOT KNOW7
SOME
THE SAVORS OF LIFE.
A Notable Gathering of Men and
Women Engaged in the Salvage
of Souls.
evening Miss 'lie Ledger if you so desire. You
Sallie Webb received a number of have the same right to stop it that
her friends in honor of her two ! you had to start it:
charming young lady guests, Misses
GROWING IN POPULARITY
There is always a pretty picture
with an educational value to it to be
seen at the Orpheum. Harris &
Crews are very particular in their
Rankin and Worth.
Moving Pictures Messrs. Harris
& Crews continue to make the Or
pheum Theatre a very attractive
place as they furnish the people with 1 election, and unless it has the stamp
an entertaining program each night of approvai Gf the Board of Censors
and the best of order prevails. jit stands no snow with them. They
Return Thanks We are requested have placed an order -for a number
by the children of the late Mrs. of historical incidents that will be
Sarah Frances Dean to return their worth while to young ona oia aiiKe.
heartfelt thanks to neighbors and
friends for many kindnesses shown
her during her sickness and death.
HOW TO WORK ROADS
A rural mail carrier, who has good
hard sense aays: "I have closely ob
served the manner in which the road
has been worked and have decided
that if one-half of the time and work
had been spent in draining the roads
and the other half in raising the cen
ter of the road, the present conditions
would be 5ar different."
They have arranged to give a dou
ble bill every Saturday night duiing
the spring and summer, but you do
nnt liovo to wait until Sntnrdav nisrht.
We Are On Top The Public Led: s tQ get. the wortn Gf your money at
ger is on top in the home news line.
Read it regular and be convinced.
The business man will also find that
it is the best advertising medium in
this section, as it is widely read.
the Orpheum.
COMMERCIAL NEWS
There was a little transaction that
took place in Oxford on Saturday last
that speaks well for the commercial
We some-
"M. TViq noma of thp
. . , , , . , , i importance of the town.
? ,7 P qon and w imes overlook the importance of our
changed to C. D. Ray & Son, and will i ,fforilTMr,c ni9nt5 ann what
they are doing at home and abroad.
The Lyon-Winston Company handles
the Oxford "Chase Buggies and Sur
ries," and they sold on Saturday last
twenty-four of thos celebrated brand,
besides a half dozen wagons and a
large number of sets of harness. It
is a pleasure to note that the farmers
know a good thing when they see it
and hasten to invest in the very best
equippages obtainable.
Christ is
King of Love My
e
now press forward in the business
world as Marsh Ray is an ener
getic young man and understands
the business.
Joyous Picnics A number of pic
nics were held in the county on Mon
day, and everybody had a grand
time as the day was perfect. .The
beaux and belles had a glorious
time fishing on dry land, while Dan
Cupid furnished the bait.
The Joy Easter Because Christ
lives we shall live. This is the joy
of Easter and this is why when Lent
is over and winter is past and spring
has returned Christian life reaches
its highest water mark on the shore
of time in an exultant airman that
reververates around the globe.
Good for Old Soldier We were in
formed a few days ago that Mr. J. A.
Simpson, an old veteran, made him
self besides other crops in 1913 $1,-
400 worth of tobacco, which he sold
with Mangum & Watkins. Here's
hoping he will reach the $2,000 mark
in 1914 and continue well and happy.
Not Much Damage Peach, pears;
plum and cherry trees are in full
bloom, but so far it isn't thought
much damage has been done. When
fruit trees, first bloom there is a pro
tection around the bloom a kind of
cup covering it. The greatest dan
ger is in a freeze after this cup disap
pears. " - - '
VISITS BLEWITTS FALLS
Mr. E. G. Couch has returned from
an interesting meeting of electric su
perintendents of the Carolina Power
and Light Company, which was held
in Rockingham last week. It was a
meeting having for its purpose the
discussion of problems that natural
ly come up in the experience of the
superintendents. Mr. Couch talks
interestingly of his visit to Blewitts
Falls, the principal power station of
the entire system. The next meeting
will be held in Henderson some time
in July..
MERCHANTS ANNOUNCEMEN T
When a man is through-with his
day's work and Is sitting down rest
ing in his home, he can not read the
advertisements on the fence and the
hand bills and circulars that were
left on the doorstep during the day
and have blown away or been de
stroyed. He calls for the paper and
there finds the merchant's announce
ment, and with nothing to bother his
mind he reads it carefully and calls
his wife's attention to it, and they de
cide to go to the merchant's store and
examine what is advertised.
EDITOR HAYS RETIRES
Mr. Frank Hays, who has been the
managing editor of The Druggist Cir
cular for a great many years, is now
at his old home-in Oxford for a brief
rest after a long seige of editorial
work in New York City. The Drug
gist Circular is published in beok
form and it numbers some two hun
dred pages each issue and all this
work fell upon the broad shoulders
of Mr. Hays. He is a close student,
a brilliant writer and he will be miss
ed, in the editorial ranks. While
Mr. Hays felt it incumbent upon him
self to resign his position we trust
that his rest will prove beneficial and
that he will again take up his pen,
if not in New York, nearer at home
where his heart and sympathies lay.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To the voters of this Senatorial Dis
trict: "
As the Ssnator is chosen from
Granville this 3 ear, and in response
to the wishes of many friends I here
by announce myself a candidate for
. Mr. J. -W. Brown, who is now a
. tnnrfot fnr flip Oxford
t prt in tr, Smith '.rolled in on the State Senate, subject to the ac
-.rjA factor, -with his tion of the Democratic primary.
ORPHEUM THEATRE
PROGRAME
For Week April 13th
WEDNESDAY
A Pair of Prodigals, Vita, comedy.
I His Excellency, Lubin, drama.
The Conspirators, Selig, drama.
THURSDAY
, What Came t Bar Q., Essanay, com-
! edy.
The Street Singers, 2 reel feature,
Vita, comedy.
FRIDAY
The Perfect Truth, Edison, comedy.
Bronco Billy and the Settler's daugh
ter, Essanay, drama.
The Old Vs, The New, Selig, drama.
SATURDAY
Special Feature 6 reels.
Tolstoy's Resurrection, 4 reel, drama
Featuring Blanch Walsh.
The Heart of a Gipsy, 2 reel feature,
drama.
MONDAY
Pathe Weekly, News.
The Mystery of the Talking Wire,
Edison, drama. -.
A Splendid Sacrifice, Selig, drama.
TUESDAY
When the Well-Went Dry, Lubin,
comedy. -,
A Theif of Hearts, 2 reel feature.
JUST R EC E I VED. STOCK OF
screen dors -an- windows. CD.
. RAY &SONv" -4t
Mr. M. A. McGhee, of Route 7, was
in town Monday.
J Mr. J. T. Smith, of Route 6, was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Alice Gooch is visiting rela
tives at Benehan.
Mr. Elam Currin, of Route 1, was
in town Monday.
Mr. J. A. Satterwhite, of Route 6,
Was in town Monday.
Mr. J. R. Woody, of Route 5,
was in town Monday.
Mr. W. J. Brummitt, of Route 3,
was in Oxford Saturday.
Mr. E. K. Daniel, of Route 6, was
in Oxford Monday.
Mrs. Percy Parham, of Route 3,
was in town Monday.
Mr. N. G. Crews, of Dabney, was
on our streets Monday.
Mr. Lucius Burnett, of Route 6,
was in Oxford Monday.
Mr. Charles Mangum, of Route 5,
was in town Saturday.
Mr. Charley Gordon, of Route 2,
was on our streets Saturday.
Mr. E. A. Freeman, of Route 6,
was a town visitor Monday.
Thr attractive Miss Elliott, of Oak
Hill, was on our streets Saturday.
Miss Mary Browrn ' spent Easter
with relatives in Henderson.
Mr. Frank Lyon returned from
Raleigh to spend Easter at home.
Prof, and Mrs. Pitts enjoyed Eas
ter with relatives near Grissom.
Mr. H. O. Furman come in off the
iroad to spend Easter with his family.
Mrs. W. B. Glenn, of Henderson,
visited relatives in this place Monday.
Rev. S. K. Phillips is in attend
ance upon the Presbytery at Wilson.
Mr. S. A. Fleming, of Hester, was
among the Oxford visitors Saturday.
Mr. Charle3 - Lawrence, of Brass
field township, was in Oxford Satur
day. Mr. E. A. Bobbitt and son, of Wil
ton section, was on our streets Satur
day. Mr. J. P. Hargrove, of Fairport,
was among the Oxford visitors Satur
day. Mr. Gibson Howell. returned home
from Richmond to spend the Easter
(holidays.
Mrs. John Brown and John Jr.,
spent Easter with relatives in War-
renton.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Minor, of Dur
ham, spent Easter with relatives in
Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Green and child-
!ren, of Dexter, were in Oxford Mon
day.
Miss Belle Thorp, of Oak Hill,
spent Easter in Oxford with Mrs. C.
H. Landis.
Miss Gray, a former teacher in the
Graded School spent Easter with
Mrs. T. L. Booth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Howard and
children spent Easter with relatives
in the country.
Miss Marie Medford, of Lucama
school, returned home to spend the
Easter tide.
Mr. Charles Easton has returned
from an automobile trip to Raleigh
and Goldsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Usry spent Eas
ter, holidays with their daughters in
Burlington and Durham.
Mrs. Will Gulick, of New York, is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. H.
Dorsey, near town.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Parham and
children, of Route 5, were on our
streets Monday.
Misses Lucy Stovall and Ellen
Brown spent Easter with relatives
and friends at Stovall.
Mr. David Faucett, of Chase City,
was in Oxford Saturday shaking
nanus with his old friends.
Messrs. Thos. Jeffreys and Thomas
Hester, of Chase City, were on our
streets Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. S. R. Howard, Pete Pruitt,
Macon Hobgood, and W. P. Hobgood,
of Route 4, were in Oxford Monday.
Mr. James A. Osborn, of Florence,
S. C, spent Easter with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Osborn on Hills
boro street.
Mr. Connie Duke, of Tar River,
was in Oxford Monday and regailed
himself in a bran new Oxford Chase
Buggy.
Mr. Marshall Pinnix, of Lawrence
ville, Va., ' spent Easter with his
mother, Mrs. Hannah Pinnix, on Col
lego street.
Mr. and-Mrs. Edward A. Crane, of
Philadelphia, are spending Easter
with their relations. Dr. and Mrs. S.
H. Cannady. Mr. Crane is City Ar
chitect of Philadelphia and has de
signed - many important buildings in
the large -cities of the' North and
West.
GEN. ROYSTER WTILL INTRODUCE
THE SPEAKER
The tri-State conference of orphan
age workers that convenes at Oxford
j Orphanage this Tuesday i a notablt
gathering of earnest men and w o-. .-:
engaged in the salvage of souls. Th
running of an orphanage requires .i
; cool head and shrewd-business sense,
jand these workers have come togeth
jer to exchange their various experi
ences. As they must deal with clear
minds, clean hearts and clean souls,
they must themselves be clean.
Orphanage work in North Carolina
was founded in Oxford nearly a half
centuary ago, and in that time the
various institutions In the State have
turned out about 3,000 good strong
men and women. It is a great mis
sion, that of implanting a pure heart
and mind in a child and sending him
forth into the world equipped for the
battle of life.
The program this Tuesday night
will consist of an address of welcome
by Gen. B. S. Royster, a response by
a visiting member, the annual ad
dress by Mr. E. Leff Waggoner, su
perintendent of the Odd Fellows
Orphanage at Goldsboro and inform
al reports from the orphanages.
Wednesday night at 7:30, sharp,
in the Chapel will be given an enter
tainment by the children in honor of
our visitors. The public is cordially
invited.
THE MOORE LUMBER CO.
Mr. A. H. Moore, who has been
identified with the lumber business
for a long time is now the leading
spirit in the Moore Lumber Co, which
recently acquired the stock and fix
tures of the late L. B. Turner. We
invite your attention to the an
nouncement of this Company else
where in this paper.
ON TO DUTY
Duty is a power that rises with us
in the morning and goes to rest with
us at night. It is coextensive with
the action of our intelligence. It is
the shadow which cleaves to us, go
where we will.
Let us do our duty In our shop or
kitchen, in the market, the street, the
office, the farm, the school, the home,
just as faithfully as if we stood in the
front ranks of some great battle and
"knew that victory for mankind de
pended upon our bravery, strength
and skill.
When we do that the very hur:
blest of us will be serving in Tu. '.
great army which achieves the wel
fare of the world.
THOSE CHICKENS
To the Public Ledger:
Please allow me to express through
the columns of the Public Ledger my
thanks to "F" for the following
lines:
"Your neighbor plants his flowers
and garden
His labor, time, and means he pays
In one short hour your greedy chick
ens" May ruin up his work of days."
We will shake hands on that, "F."
I admire your pluck in speaking out
in meeting SUFFERER.
EASTER EGG HUNT
One of the very pretty customs at
Eastertide is to engage the children
in an egg-hunt. It makes a lasting
impression on the mind of the "child
as nothing else will.
On Monday last the Sunday School
of St. Stephen's Episcopal church
journeyed to Horner Park, where
several dozen' eggs were hid and at
the word "go," the children made
thing3 lively with their merry voices.
The egg hunt of the children of the
Presbyterian Sunday School was held
in the grove surrounding Mr. Cal
vert's home Monday evening, and it
was fun to see the little people dilli
gent in the search of the Easter em
blem. Mrs. Cam Hunt, who has a tender
spot in her heart for the little peo
ple, invited seventy-five children to
join in an egg hunt at her home Mon
day afternoon. Besides capturing
eggs, tne children were awarded
presents. The happy event in each
instance will go down in history.
NOTICE
The reduced prices on Percolaters
will be withdrawn after April 18th.
Now Is the time to buy them cheap.
Carolina Power & Light Co.
WHO GETS $2.50 IN GOLD?
The lady who holds No. 004120 will
present it at Hall's Drug Store and
get the prize. We were glad to have
such a large number of ladies come
into our store Monday and hope
every one was well waited on. Wc
appreciate your patronage at our
fountain. J. G. HALL, The Rex
all Store.
Mr. M. L. Shipman announces
that he will not be a candidate for
Congress in the tenth district.
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